PSG v Man City LIVE: Latest score and goal updates as giants fight for their Champions League survival

Manchester City travel to France to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League with both sides in desperate need of competition points.

Pep Guardiola’s side sit in 24th in the competition’s new league table, occupying the final play-off spot as things stand. Their hosts are also struggling, sitting one point and two places below their opponents, setting up this contest as a crucial encounter with just one matchweek to come.

PSG will leapfrog their opponents with a win. While their continental campaign has stuttered, domestically the French capital club are flying, with Luis Enrique’s men still unbeaten in Ligue 1 this season and hoping to transfer that form into Europe. While not quite winner takes all with both facing weaker opposition next week, defeat for either would leave them drinking at the last chance saloon as a slightly strange format begins to deliver its promised jeopardy.

Follow all the Champions League action from the Parc des Princes in our live blog below:

PSG vs Man City LIVE

• PSG face Manchester City in the Champions League | Live on TNT Sports

• City are in 24th in the league phase table, a point ahead of their opponents

• Manchester City XI: Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Savinho, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden; Haaland.

• PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Barcola, Doue, Lee.

• KICK OFF!

Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 - 0 Manchester City FC

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 32 minutes

20:33 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It appears that the referee has granted Marquinhos reprieve, not going to his pocket even as the ball exits play a full three or four minutes after his foul.

Manchester City are content with a corner, which Phil Foden will lope across to swing in. Not his best - too deep, collected and cleared.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 29 minutes

20:31 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A nice rhythm to this contest, not a real rocker but with a proper smoothness.

Marquinhos will surely be booked for his attempted foul having tried to hinder a Manchester City counter attack. Onwards they go, though, with Nuno Mendes strong to hold off Erling Haaland at the end of it.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 26 minutes

20:29 , Harry Latham-Coyle

How did that not go in? A brilliant block on the line!

A corner causes chaos and Fabian Ruiz thumps the bouncing ball seemingly into the back of the net. But a blocking body escapes from a thicket of Manchester City defenders to biff it away. Ruiz can’t believe it.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 25 minutes

20:27 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Not far away! A loose header from Manuel Akanji grants Vitinha a shooting opportunity. Off a foot it flies for a corner.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 24 minutes

20:26 , Harry Latham-Coyle

So we remain goalles through the opening quarter, with both sides just starting to feel this contest out. Manchester City are beginning to find their flow, but it’s an even share of possession so far.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 21 minutes

20:24 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Manchester City are beginning to threaten more regularly, though. A delicious bit of skill from Savinho sends Achraf Hakimi and co. down the Seine, but Phil Foden’s touch is poor when the Brazilian finds him with a sharp inside pass.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 20 minutes

20:22 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tame. Erling Haaland is leaning back a bit and fading as a cross hits his head, leaving Gianluigi Donnarumma relatively comfortable as he claims in front of his face. Could Haaland have let it go for Kevin De Bruyne beyond him? Perhaps.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 18 minutes

20:20 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Mateo Kovacic is another struggling to pick up the pace of the game. Two or three misplaced passes so far from the Croatian, with Manchester City considering adding a more direct Rodri replacement to their squad this January.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 15 minutes

20:17 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Savinho hasn’t yet got going for Manchester City, the Brazilian cast away on the left with the visitors so far favouring the right in their build-up play. An attempt to find him from Erling Haaland is clipped slightly off line.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 13 minutes

20:14 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Chance! A great run from Kevin De Bruyne in behind eventually creates a chance for the Belgian, his goalwards lash beaten away by Gianluigi Donnarumma between the sticks.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 12 minutes

20:13 , Richard Jolly at the Parc des Princes

PSG may have a reputation as a club for the rich and famous, but this isn't about those in the plush seats. The rest of the Parc des Princes is bouncing. The atmosphere is cracking, making it still more of a test for City. Ruben Dias has got an early yellow card and Joao Neves has come close to an opener.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 10 minutes

20:11 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Ooh. A very early booking for Ruben Dias, shutting the door on Achraf Hakimi in full knowledge that the right back has the beating of him in the pace stakes.

And nearly an opener! Joao Neves finds space at the far stick beyond Matheus Nunes and should really hit the target with his header.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 9 minutes

20:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Erling Haaland rises highest to head away.

Thomas Tuchel is here tonight, watching Phil Foden and co against one of his former clubs.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 8 minutes

20:09 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Nuno Mendes very nearly combines neatly with Desire Doue, with Manuel Akanji reacting well having been initially caught napping. Another corner for the hosts.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 6 minutes

20:07 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Manchester City are trying to press high, though Paris Saint-Germain are playing intelligently, varying their shape with both midfield and forward lines highly interchangeable. Josko Gvardiol steps in well to end their adventure.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 5 minutes

20:06 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A rasping drive from Desire Doue stings the palms of Ederson. Lively from the teenage forward.

The corner comes to nothing.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 3 minutes

20:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Baffling. Up come the big blokes, but Manchester City play it short and are forced all the way back to goalkeeper Ederson.

Mateo Kovacic then gives the ball away in his own final third, and Ederson has to gather a dangerous cross soon after. Sloppy.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 2 minutes

20:03 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Matheus Nunes is providing plenty of width on the right, more up in midfield than his nominal role in the back four when in possession before reverting deeper when PSG win the ball.

Mateo Kovacic drives forward and Kevin De Bruyne earns a corner.

PSG 0-0 Manchester City, 1 minute

20:02 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Phil Foden tries to put some footwork on Nuno Mendes but fails to make any headway, the left back handling the Manchester City man well.

KICK OFF!

20:01 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A peep of the whistle and off we go in Paris.

PSG vs Manchester City

19:59 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Out the players come into the Paris night, the rain tumbling down. The Champions League anthem gets a few boos from every corner of the stadium, these two Middle Eastern-owned clubs united on certain issues. More of a roar as it comes to an crescendo.

PSG vs Manchester City

19:56 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The Parc des Princes looks spectacular as the lights go out and the flames fly, creating a big match feel perhaps not befitting this pair’s currently lowly competition status. Who will take a big step towards the knockout rounds tonight?

PSG vs Manchester City

19:50 , Richard Jolly at the Parc des Princes

It's 24th against 26th in the battle of the underachievers at a rather damp Parc des Princes. PSG and Manchester City are also two of the big January spenders, albeit when their new signings cannot play until the knockout stages, which one may not reach. PSG are in more danger and a draw may be a good result for City. But Matheus Nunes is used as a makeshift right-back again, pitting him against Bradley Barcola. PSG may like the sound of that.

Luis Enrique plays down pressure of fixture

19:43 , Lawrence Ostlere

Luis Enrique played down the pressure ahead of his Paris St Germain side's potentially pivotal Champions League clash with Manchester City tonight.

Defeat would leave either side in serious danger of missing out on the knockout stages but Enrique has refused to label the contest 'must-win'.

The PSG manager said: "Why would there be pressure? This team never gives up and fights until the last minute.

"The reality is we should have won the games against PSV (Eindhoven) and Atletico (Madrid). With those (extra) five points we would already be qualifying for the next round.

"But I am very optimistic and confident. Is it a must-win game? The obligation is all the players give 100 per cent, and I take the same attitude every day.

"You can lose games, and that's life. The most important thing is to be committed."

Guardiola: 'Our families are really, really close'

19:34 , Lawrence Ostlere

Both City and PSG have struggled in the Champions League this season, with PSG 25th on seven points. Guardiola had kind words for PSG coach Luis Enrique, who is his friend.

"I want from the deepest of my heart a horrible performance from PSG tomorrow, so we can beat them, but it will be 95 minutes and afterwards the relation (with Luis Enrique) will return to how it always has been," he said.

"Our families are really, really close. There are friendships that will be eternal, forever. I love them, I think they love us. We have an incredible connection... We are happy when we can see each other."

Guardiola: 'Now comes the toughest period of the season'

19:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

Speaking yesterday in his pre-match press conference, Pep Guardiola was encouraged by the return of Jogn Stones to fitness as blamed fitness problems for some of City’s struggles.

"Step by step the players are coming back and hopefully we can be there in the Premier League and qualify here. Today John came back to the team, that is incredibly good news for us," Guardiola said.

"We can add to the position that we struggled a lot all season. We could not find our rhythm and the guys who have been with us, I could not demand (a faster return) from them as there was a fear of being injured.

"We could not sustain the intensity that has defined in the past nine years but now hopefully we (can) do it. Now comes the toughest period of the season... the challenge is there, and we go for it."

News: City accused of tapping up teenager

19:16 , Lawrence Ostlere

Manchester City have been accused of tapping up teenage defender Juma Bah by his club Real Valladolid.

The Spanish side say the 18-year-old and his agent told them on Tuesday he would be unilaterally terminating his contract and that the player from Sierra Leone then failed to report for training on Wednesday morning.

Valladolid say City are "behind this decision" and "advised the player to take this route".

Valladolid said they were told by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Wednesday that the funds needed to activate the termination clause in Bah's contract had been paid.

A statement from the Spanish top-flight club said they had been placed in a "defenceless position" by City and that they "reserve the right to resort to the appropriate legal and sporting jurisdictions to exercise (our) rights and defend (our) interests.

"The player's intention, supposedly supported and guided by Manchester City and his agent, has caused great disappointment and indignation within Real Valladolid, who welcomed Juma Bah with open arms and gave him the opportunity of a lifetime," the statement said.

City have declined to comment.

Bah first moved to Valladolid from AIK Freetong in his home country last summer.

Team news - Paris Saint-Germain

18:51 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Achraf Hakimi returns for PSG at right back, while Bradley Barcola joins Desire Doue and Lee Kang In up front.

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Barcola, Doue, Lee.

Team news - Manchester City

18:47 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It looks like Matheus Nunes at right back again for Manchester City, with Savinho and Bernardo Silva brought in further forward.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Savinho, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden; Haaland.

Fallen giants PSG and Man City clash in Champions League game of sudden death

18:39 , Lawrence Ostlere

Before the line-ups drop, here’s a bit of pre-match reading from senior football correspondent Richard Jolly:

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Fallen giants PSG and City clash in Champions League sudden death

PSG v Man City – predicted line-ups

18:31 , Lawrence Ostlere

Here’s how the two sides could line up tonight:

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Beraldo, Pacho, Hernandez; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz, Mendes; Barcola, Lee, Doue.

Man City XI: Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Gundogan, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Savio; Haaland.

PSG team news

18:23 , Lawrence Ostlere

For PSG, the main news is that new signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is not able to feature in the competition before the league phase ends, so he will not play a part.

Otherwise, centre-back Marquinhos is the only other injury doubt, with Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho covering last time out.

Nuno Mendes and Warren Zaire-Emery will likely line up as wing-backs, with Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz in midfield.

In the forward positions, young wingers Bradley Barcola and Desire Doue should play alongside striker Lee Kang In.

Man City team news

18:16 , Lawrence Ostlere

City have no new injury concerns after the win over Ipswich, with Nathan Ake and John Stones still out for the near future and Oscar Bobb nearing a return some time next month.

Guardiola may field a similar side to the one that won at Portman Road.

How to watch PSG v Man City tonight

18:05 , Lawrence Ostlere

PSG vs Man City is due to kick off at 8pm GMT tonight at the Parc des Princes.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage on the channel from 7pm. Subscribers can also stream via discovery+.

PSG v Man City – Champions League

17:50 , Lawrence Ostlere

Manchester City travel to the French capital to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, with Pep Guardiola’s side in need of a positive result to secure a place in the competition’s play-offs.

City could yet climb into the automatic qualification places, but it would require plenty of luck in results elsewhere given they are languishing in the table.

And they face a PSG side that are flying in Ligue 1, with a nine-point lead at the top and having just welcomed new signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

However, the hosts are even lower in the Champions League’s league phase table, sitting outside the play-off positions, and will be desperate for a win that would take them above City to salvage their European campaign for now.

PSG v Man City – Champions League

17:39 , Lawrence Ostlere

This is exactly the sort of match Uefa hoped to conjure up with their new format for the Champions League: two giants of Europe coming to blows with plenty at stake. PSG meet Manchester City, and the loser here tonight is in real danger of going out of the competition at the first hurdle.

PSG v Man City – Champions League

17:30 , Lawrence Ostlere

Good evening and welcome along to a crucial clash in the Champions League as two of the richest clubs world football, PSG and Manchester City, clash in Paris, with both needing points to salvage their campaign.

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